Kermit Gosnell Spared The Death Penalty For Killing Newborns

Kermit Gosnell has struck a deal with prosecutors that will spare
him the death penalty for killing live babies at his "house of
horrors" abortion clinic.

The 72-year-old abortion doctor agreed not to appeal his
conviction in exchange for two life sentences without the
possibility of parole,
NBC Philadelphia reports.

Gosnell was convicted of
three counts of first-degree murder for killing live infants,
involuntary manslaughter for the death of a 41-year-old woman who
died in his clinic, and many violations of abortion laws.

The case against Gosnell sparked a national debate about
abortion, and particularly late-term procedures.

Gosnell was accused of having his patients give birth to live
babies and then "snipping" their spinal cords to kill them — a
practice that isn't even used in late-term procedures. Many of
his patients were more than six months pregnant, prosecutors
said.